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piaga.

sore, scab

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpja.ɡa/
  1. sore, scab

    feminine
  2. reason for inconsolable pain; wound

    broadly · feminine · figuratively
    una piaga nel cuore
  3. curse

    feminine · figuratively
  4. extremely annoying person; nuisance

    excessive · feminine · humorous
Where this word comes from

From Latin plāga (hence English plague), from Proto-Italic *plāgā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂géh₂, derived from *pleh₂g-, an extension of the root *pel- (“to beat, push, drive”). Cognate with French plaie, Spanish llaga, Catalan plaga, Galician and Portuguese chaga, Romanian plagă, and more distantly with Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “wound”).

verb/ˈpja.ɡa/
  1. inflection of piagare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of piagare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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